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Gliese 251

Also GJ 251 · Wolf 294

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A red dwarf — a small, cool star far fainter than the Sun — one of the Sun's neighbours within 20 light-years.

Measured

Distance
18 light-years
Constellation
Gemini
Position (J2000)
RA 6h 54m 49s, Dec +33.27°

How far, from the Sun

18.2 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light18.2 years
  • Voyager 1's speed324,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h197 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It has two known planets.
  • Spectral type M3V (SIMBAD).

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 179.0629 ± 0.0280 mas, Gaia DR3 939072613334579328 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.